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R. J. SKINNER.

Chandelier.

Patented March 3, 1868.

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Rosean- J.- SKINNER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, Assren'onro-aw. SCOTT & 00.;or SAME PLACE.

Letters Patent No. 75,064, dated March 3, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT iN .GHANDELIERS.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Beitknown that I, RUSSEL J. SKINNER, of the city of Chicago, in thecounty of Cook, and State of Illinois, have inventednew and usefulImprovements in Chandeliers andIdo hereby declare that the following isafull andexact description thcreo Figure l'is longitudinal section of thearrangement, and Figures and 3 partial sections of the otherarrangements. Y My present invention is an improvement on my previousinvention, viz, chandelier, for which Letters Patent-oi'ithe UnitedStates have been granted to me on May 14, 1867, and numbered 64,719; andits nature consists in replacing the extcnsion-rodfmarked L in theaforesaid Letters Patent, bya hollow or solid rod, plain or grooved,andcombining the same with an Indianer that when the said chandelier isbrought dow rubber or other elastic strap or straps, or hose, in such amen n, theela-stic strap, straps, or hose become extended, and, by

meansjof a certain friction-device, the chandelier is kept in place, butwhen it is desirable to raise the chandcproceed to describe itsconstruction and operation.

tightened, so as to produce friction enough to kee lier, 'a'sli'ght'pressilrefto the bottom of the same will move the'same upwards,the elastic strap, straps, or hose drawing it I V i To enable othersskilled in the art to which myinvention apper'tains to make and use saidinvention, I will The following is the best arrangement, in my opinion,of the abovc-ment-io mer ts may be used for the same purpose, as will behereinafter explained: p

I A is 'the chandelicr, B the chandeliers tube, enlarged at C, wherefriction-device D is screwed in, said friction-device'bcing the same asdescribed in my previous patent/s specification, and consisting of thespool N, movable section 0, and elastic band B, to which parts I add newa metallic band,E, with platefand set-screw F, for the purpose ofincreasing friction, if necessary. H is a hollow extcnsion-rod, slidingin the chandcliers tube, B, and-provided with a', screw, to be screwedinto the ceiling of the room. G is an- India-rubbcr or otherelastic'strap, passing through the hollow rod H, and bearing a stopperor some kind of enlargement at both ends. The operation of the abovedevice consists in this, that when the chandelier is lowered, theset-screw F is p chandelier in place, in which position of thechandelier the India-rubber strap becomes extended, but when it isdesirableto raise upthe chandelier, a slight pressure of the hand on thebottom of-t-he same will raise it up gradually, the elasticity of thestrap G bringing it up. The stopper at the lower end of the strap mustbe somewhat larger than the diameter of the chandeliers tube, 13.

An effect similar to the above can be produced by having a solidextension-remand an elastic tube or hose passing over it, as on fig. 2,and acting in place of strap G, tubeB being large enough to accommodateboth; or a solid extension-rod may be grooved on the outside, andseveral elastic straps, as on fig 3, placed into said grooves, acting inplace of strap G. The device may he used in gas-chandeliers as well asin others.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- The hollow or solid extension-rod H, andthe India-rubber or other elastic strap, straps, or hose, G, placedinside or outside of the said rod. H, both combined, arranged, andoperating substantially as herein described and specified, to be usedfor raising and lowering chandeliers, substantially as herein set forth.

RUSSEL J.- SKINN'E'R.

ned device, although other arrange- Witnesses:

J. B. Tuncnnt, L. H. LANE.

f, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part oi this

